When we think of cows, we first think of their image, including domestic cattle and bison. We also think of their various uses, such as for meat, farming, and packing. However, do you know how many folk tales there are about cows? Today, I'm going to tell you six amazing stories about cows. If you're interested, let's take a look!
1. Strange cows in the Western Regions
In the Western Regions where the Otsuki clan was located in ancient times, there was a kind of cow called "Hakuji". The magic of this cow is that if you cut a piece of meat from it today, by the next day, its wound will be restored. When the local people saw the Han people from the Central Plains, they would bring out this kind of cattle to show off. The Han people said to them: "There is a worm called silkworm in our country, which spits silk after eating leaves, and we use this silk to make clothes for people to use." However, the people there still did not believe that there was such a miracle bug.
Second, the cave mountain calf
In Xinchang in ancient times, there was a small calf that looked like a Qinchuan cow on the hill where a tomb was buried, and it often hid in places infested with snakes. Locals go into the mountains late at night to trap the calves in low-lying areas where snakes are frequented. They will rub salt on their hands, and if they feel that the tongue licking the salt on their hands is soft and moist, then it is a snake; If you feel that the tongue licking the salt on your hands is dry and hard, then it is a cow. They then proceed to lure it out of its habitat with salt, and finally work together to capture it.
3. Mountain God Mount
During the period of Tang Ruizong, there was an old farmer who lost his cattle when he was grazing cattle in Songshan. He searched everywhere but couldn't find them, and finally found a lot of copper coins in front of a cave. He went into the cave, carried ten copper coins, and went home. However, when he went into the mountain again to withdraw the money, he could not find the cave. Later, on the road, he met a man who told him that his lost ox had become the mount of the mountain god, and that the money he had taken from the cave was the money he had paid for the ox. After hearing this explanation, the old farmer suddenly woke up, and he gave up looking for cattle and went home alone.
Fourth, Liangzhou Wild Bull
During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, a family in Liangzhou gave birth to a calf. This calf is tall and powerful from birth. When the calf grows up, it is no longer bound by people, and every day it runs out and wanders around, becoming more and more indulgent. When many cattle in the surrounding area see it, they will obediently obey it, and often follow it in groups dozens of miles west of the city. People can't control it, and they can't do anything about it. Later, the cow became more and more crazy, expanding the cattle to hundreds, and began to affect people's lives. The people were disturbed, so they reported the matter to the governor of Liangzhou, and the governor then convened ** to discuss how to kill the cow.
**10,000 Fans Incentive Plan Fifth, there is a boy surnamed Zhu in Guangling, his family has been noble for generations, he likes to eat yellow beef very much, so he killed countless cattle. Usually during the hot months, he would want to kill a cow. His mother dissuaded him and said, "It's so hot, you're drunk again, how much more can you eat, don't kill." The boy surnamed Zhu said to the cow, "If you can bow to me, I will spare you." Niu Ying shed tears and bowed, but the boy surnamed Zhu said angrily: "How can a beast talk to a person!" So he immediately killed the oxen. A few days later, he became ill and often saw the cow turn into a ghost, and eventually he died in a state of cow barking.
Sixth, bull and tiger fighting wine
In the middle years of Tang Xuanzong, there was a Xiucai named Ning Yin who rented a house at the foot of Nanshan. The roof tiles of the house are broken and the walls are broken. One night, when the wind was clear and the moon was clear, he was reciting poetry in the courtyard. Suddenly, I heard a knock on the door, claiming that it was a monk named Bante from the nearby paradise. Ning Yin looked at the burly person outside the door, and his voice was a bit like a muffled bell: "I am a country villager, no different from the farmers who work here. Tonight, I saw the wind and the moon was clear, and I heard you chanting poetry here, and I came to visit you. Xiucai replied: "I live in a secluded place in the mountains and forests, although I am neighbors with you, but the dilapidated house is far away from people, and I am fortunate to have your patronage, so that the humble house is full of brilliance, and soothes my heart as a wanderer." “
The above stories come from the fragments of strange beasts in books such as "Golden Building", "Chronicles", "Zhuguan Story", "Jiaozhou Chronicles", "Guangyi Ji", "Taiping Guangji" and other books. Here is translated into the vernacular for everyone to have fun after dinner.